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L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Marketing and Communications Lead

Job Location – Tewkesbury

Job ID – 23166

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury is our HQ for our Intelligence & Cyber International division. In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counterterrorism.

The Marketing and Communication Leader will be the spear head of Marketing across the division; leading the team to execute a high standard of marketing and strategy for the business whilst also ensuring the support of core business functions with the engagement and retention agenda.

This specialist role will need to translate the business and development strategy to ensure their team can execute in an effective way. They would also need to be hands on with the marketing and engagement strategy for internal needs that include; TA marketing and HR engagement activities including social value and ERGs. This is a specialist role, where influence, credibility with stakeholders, and exceptional networking/communications skills are required in order to navigate the complexities of a large global defence organisation, a matrix structure, and diverse technologies. 

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week
• Flexible or part-time working arrangements considered upon request
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Set the annual marketing strategy for your product line and ensure budget is provisioned for the delivery
• Manage the marketing team ensuring they are delivering to a high standard and continuously adding value to the business
• Work autonomously feeding into the business development director on what the marketing and comms strategy needs to be for the division and where appropriate, the UK
• Ensure there is collaboration and engagement with key internal stakeholders at all levels and across the business from both yourself and your team, so all needs are being met
• Support the team in liaising with external suppliers and agencies in support of a range of marketing activities
• Partner with HR and TA to ensure all internal and external marketing needs are being met inline with the attraction and retention strategy for the division.
• Lead and write the content and copy that sits outside your business partners
• Set the scene for excellence on campaign management ensuring your team deliver to this standard and maintain the consistent brand and voice of L3 Harris, regardless of the product
• Partner with HR on best practices around engagement events and ensure support is provided for all Marketing needs based on priorities
• Lead and advise on the best media streams to deliver campaigns for the business thinking about cost, efficiency and performance
• Set the strategy of the annual cycle of business events to ensure they are budgeted for and resourced fully
• Acting as a game changer, challenging the way things are doing and providing realistic solutions in how it can be done better
• Ensure you have a strong relationship with the UK Head of Marketing and Communication and global corporate Marketing to be consistent with the national and global brand
• Have a clear mind and ability to navigate a global matrixed organisation

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Experience in campaign management and what it entails
• Strong understanding around brand identity
• Demonstratable experience in management multiple relationships with relevant stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills to be able to build relationships with all relevant stakeholders
• Experience in working across multiple stakeholders
• Experience in working in a highly matrixed organisation
• The ability to juggle multiple projects
• Previous experience within a relevant marketing profession with either a recognised apprenticeship, appropriate degree, formal qualification or equivalent relevant work experience
• Understanding of integrated marketing campaigns
• Experience of digital marketing techniques
• Experience of using a marketing CRM/automation toolset
• Understanding a wide range of methods/formats of communication
• Significant experience using Adobe suite including InDesign and Photoshop (desirable)
• Good interpersonal skills to allow effective collaboration with both front end and technical staff and the ability to work across functions
• Ability to plan and prioritise work to meet team objectives and deadlines
• A continuous improvement mind-set and a strive for excellence

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.